depiction
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- noun
- /dɪˈpɪkʃən/
- In her latest exhibit, the artist's depiction of urban life captivates the viewers.
- visual depictions
- graphic depictions
- accurate depiction
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Watch on YouTubeThis was the best depiction of chess on a screen ever.
- This was the best depiction of chess on a screen ever.
- I love the way that's set up and the depiction of the end of the world in this film.
- And upon doing that, this depiction is supposed to be of like his great, great grandfather.
- You turn off the car, it plays a noise and then it shows you some artistic depictions of the car.
- What is the most believable depiction of aliens you've seen in modern sci-fi?
- This is the only depiction of the creature that is totally accurate is exactly what they saw.
- So an icon doesn't have, you know, a depiction of the Annunciation or a depiction of events.
- What, like there was a lot of depictions of the pine cone.
Examples
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The panel that follows this fight is a visual depiction of Millie's stated "good resolutions" to be neat.
Academic text (2013) -
The thing to notice about this piece... the thing that makes it very, very special... is its realistic depiction of its figures.
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And this is the depiction of the battle taking place.
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This was the best depiction of chess on a screen ever.
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He's very well known for his depiction of the human form.
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So this is a depiction of the spike of the HIV virus.
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I love the way that's set up and the depiction of the end of the world in this film.
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Holbein presents the most striking depiction of royal authority in English art.
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Now, over here, we have a depiction of Hercules defeating the Nemean lion.
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Sterling Brown describes this intimate relationship between performers and audiences in his depiction of Ma Rainey.
Academic text (2017)
Synonyms
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1.0
A picture made by hand with a pen or pencil
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3.5
A picture or model that shows what something looks like
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2.8
A picture in a book that helps explain or decorate the text
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4.1
An act of showing someone or something in a certain way
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2.7
A picture that shows a place or scene
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4.1
A picture or statue made to show how a person looked
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5.8
A picture or computer image that shows how a building will look
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6.7
A drawing that shows the outlines or shapes of things
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3.6
A picture made only with lines that shows the shape of things without color or shading
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4.0
A picture or statue that shows what a person looks like
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4.3
A picture that shows something, like a scene or object
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3.6
An image like a photo that shows a person, place, or thing
A simple drawing that shows the outer lines of an object like a face or building
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Etymology
Depiction comes from the verb depict, which originally meant 'to paint'. So a depiction is a picture or visual showing of something.